The value of a college degree to an employer is a subject I have many personal opinions on. I believe that most public schools try to guide students towards going to college, rather than preparing them to survive in the working class. I also believe that public schools should focus their time in educating students in finding interests and personally preparing each student to achieving that interest in the working world.
Unfortunately, this is not the way it works. Employers generally look for students with college degrees, with little interest in what the students studies. My sister graduated from Shippensburg University in the spring of 2014 with a bachelors degree in supply chain management. She then went on to get a career as a commercial real estate agent a short six weeks after receiving her degree. This occupation pays comfortably, and would be difficult for one to get without a degree and as young as 22 like my sister. However, the training that came with her degree was not related to the career she got. This suggested to me that the employer just wanted to employ a person with a college degree.
The graph in the "Should More People Skip College" article suggests that people with college degrees make significantly more than people with just a GED, or even an associates degree. The article also explains how the subjects that students study, are not related to the positions they get. The other texts also explain the issue of degrees giving an advantage in the job market.
With the data showing that degrees give people an advantage in the job market, I find it hard not to think everybody should go to college. I think the actual criteria students learn in their classes in college are insignificant to the employer when compared to how much work ethic and character a student obtains from the hard work they did passing those classes.
Unfortunately, this is not the way it works. Employers generally look for students with college degrees, with little interest in what the students studies. My sister graduated from Shippensburg University in the spring of 2014 with a bachelors degree in supply chain management. She then went on to get a career as a commercial real estate agent a short six weeks after receiving her degree. This occupation pays comfortably, and would be difficult for one to get without a degree and as young as 22 like my sister. However, the training that came with her degree was not related to the career she got. This suggested to me that the employer just wanted to employ a person with a college degree.
The graph in the "Should More People Skip College" article suggests that people with college degrees make significantly more than people with just a GED, or even an associates degree. The article also explains how the subjects that students study, are not related to the positions they get. The other texts also explain the issue of degrees giving an advantage in the job market.
With the data showing that degrees give people an advantage in the job market, I find it hard not to think everybody should go to college. I think the actual criteria students learn in their classes in college are insignificant to the employer when compared to how much work ethic and character a student obtains from the hard work they did passing those classes.